37Declaration of location

#### 37 Declaration of location (1) Where: (a) a permittee has made a nomination under section 36; and (b) the Designated Authority is of the opinion that the permittee is entitled under that section to nominate the block or blocks specified in the nomination; the Designated Authority shall, by notice published in the Gazette, declare the block or blocks to which the nomination relates to be a location. (2) Where the Designated Authority has made a nomination under subsection 36(9), the Designated Authority shall, by notice published in the Gazette, declare the block or blocks to which the nomination relates to be a location. (3) The Designated Authority may, at the request of the permittee, revoke a declaration. (4) The Designated Authority may vary a declaration: (a) by adding to the location a block in the permit area to which, in the opinion of the Designated Authority, a petroleum pool within the location extends; or (b) deleting from the location a block to which, in the opinion of the Designated Authority, no petroleum pool within the location extends. (5) The Designated Authority may not vary a declaration unless: (a) the Designated Authority has caused to be served on the permittee notice in writing of the proposed variation, identifying the block to be added to, or deleted from, the location; (b) the period of 30 days after the date of service of the notice has expired; and (c) the Designated Authority has considered any matters submitted to it by the permittee in relation to the proposed variation. (6) Subsection (5) does not apply where a variation is made at the request of the permittee. (7) The Designated Authority may form an opinion for the purposes of this section if it considers that there are reasonable grounds for forming the opinion having regard to any information in its possession, whether provided by the permittee or otherwise.